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as in passed (down)
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as in informed
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handed down
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The Public Health Agency of Canada said it was informed of the loss by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) after more than 12 months of continuous measles transmission.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Nov. 2025 -
If the new ad pact works, audiences would come to view T-Mobile as helping to support the CNN reports that keep them informed, says Griggs.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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Crash reported on eastbound I-70 There has been a crash on I-70 between Blue Ridge Cut Off/Exit 9 and Sterling Avenue/Exit 10.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Nov. 2025
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Axon reported an earnings miss Tuesday night as the company dealt with new tariffs.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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He was notified last month that the monthly premium is set to rise to $733 without financial help, a 2,518% increase.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
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The state Department of Children and Families was notified of the child's death and is performing what's known as a summary review, which is standard practice in such cases.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Suarez is permitted to accept such gifts as long as they are disclosed, as this gift was, and the giver is not a city lobbyist.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Most were disclosed in late October, when Amazon, Meta Platforms and Applied Materials reported separate layoff decisions.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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The season 2 finale introduced a dizzying cheating scandal that revealed even more cracks in the ever-cratering friend group.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
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Their excavations revealed no signs of a social hierarchy, such as statues of specific individuals.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Both styles were linked with higher burnout, though the effects manifested differently across men and women.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Costanzo illustrated how some of that tension between him and Ferrante manifested, with an anecdote about the show’s casting.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
2 Nov. 2025
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Purushotham argued that build versus buy is often not an either/or, though his team stays apprised of what Citi’s 30,000 software developers are working on.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Ig Nobel apprised The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Momsen, who played the social-climbing schemer across the first four seasons of the teen drama, recently divulged the details of her abrupt exit from the show.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
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Canales said that more will be divulged about Zavala’s injury on Wednesday.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Handed down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handed%20down. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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